Not long ago, a colleague asked me if Overwatch had recently caught fire. I paused for a few seconds and said: No, but it has always been quite good, do you want to come and play?
On November 4th, at the Blizzard Carnival, Overwatch China finished second, which excited many Overwatch players.
But at the beginning of the World Championships, who would have thought we would have such results?
In the first round of the Quarterfinals, the Chinese team had to face Finland, which lost 3-2 to the defending champion South Korea in the group stage, and the forum was full of mourning, and everyone just wanted to lose decently and not lose. But this group of young people who dared to fight and dared not let the efforts of the organizing committee be wasted, did not want to let everyone's hopes be disappointed, they did it, they successfully advanced to the top 4 of the Finnish team 3-0! All the players watching the game shouted CNOW cow beer!
Flower Village 1 minute miracle win EMP
The atmosphere of joy continues, although the opponents to be faced in the round of 4 are last year's runner-up, Canada. Before the game, the Canadian boys' relaxed look is still vivid, but the gradually solemn expression and the increasingly hot atmosphere of the scene announced the victory of the Chinese team, just as the pre-game interview, the Chinese team is very serious about the opponents of each game, and the members of the organizing committee even stay up late the night before playing Canada to analyze the Canadian players, which will make Canada lose convincingly.
When the game reaches the final, winning or losing is less important. Finland, which was originally invincible in the 8th round and 4th rounds, was invincible, and canada's world number one bullet screen was also transformed into a neat "Chinese team cheering" at this moment.
A lot of people who don't understand are saying: Didn't you just take a runner-up? As for such a celebration? But all this is not easy to come by, and only people in the circle can understand it.
Since last year, the domestic OW fever has gradually declined, and the dissolution of clubs large and small has proved that this circle is a limited market. And far away in the United States, we China have the only place in the OWL League, and we have not won a game in the whole season, becoming the laughing stock of others. China Overwatch fans are so enthusiastic in such a depressing environment that it is difficult to sustain.
However, this group of teenagers with an average age of less than 18 years old, together with the coaches, community representatives, and team leaders selected by the Overwatch players collectively, shouldered the expectations of all the Chinese Overwatch players who had been suppressed for a year to fight in Anaheim.
Their efforts to fight this runner-up deserve everyone's respect. This runner-up will never be the end of CNOW, it will be a new starting point for CNOW to prove itself to the world! Is it okay? Yes! You can! I can too!